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Monday, June 13, 2005
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VOLUME 2
ISSUE 63
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June WorldWIT Website Columns
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Working in Your Pajamas?
Don't Fall for the Romanticization of Working from Home
by Elisa Bethanis
Anybody who reads an online advertisement for working at home may get the impression that it’s a thrill. With titles like “Pajama Jobs,” you’re promised that you won’t have a boss looking over your shoulder. You can work on your patio! Set your own schedule! Do laundry while you work! Get the benefits of a career while you’re home with your family! The truth is, though, working at home is terribly romanticized, even for legitimate opportunities. Work is work! So let’s stop romanticizing and get real. In this week's guest column Bethanis examines the pros and cons and tells readers what it's really like to work from home.
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Prospecting
Selling Skills for Non-Salespeople
by Janet Ryan
Finding prospects for future sales is a challenge for most salespeople. Read on for some ideas for making sure you always have a full prospecting pipeline.
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Why Does HR Get the DNR?
"Why is it that HR is so often the scapegoat when companies aren't getting the results they want? True, there are HR people out there who are abysmally ineffectual. But they keep their jobs at the pleasure of CEOs. Why is that? As a veteran of 20 years in HR, let me offer three explanations." In her recent BusinessWeek online article, WorldWIT founder Liz Ryan addresses the role of HR leaders and departments within the larger corporate structure and questions who's to blame for a weak HR team.
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Ask Liz
Dear Liz,
I want to begin speaking to groups. How do I start?
Thanks,
Solange
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Step Off!
Pinch Me... or Don't
Several years ago my father’s health was failing and I took half-days on Fridays for a few months to make the three hour trip to visit him. I was grateful to be with him at his home when he passed away. I notified my office that I would be away for at least a week to help my siblings wrap up my father’s matters. While my siblings received acknowledgements from their co-workers, my own boss said, “Well, maybe now you will come to work with a lighter step." I was thinking, "A lighter step?! How about you step off!"
Miss E.
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WorldWIT Radio
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Featured WorldWIT Radio Guest Dr. Martha Erickson
In her WorldWIT Radio Interview Dr. Martha Erickson explains the findings of a groundbreaking, large-scale, national study of mothers' beliefs and concerns that paints a picture in sharp contrast to the stereotypical portrait of American mothers. Dr. Erickson, the principal researcher of the recent Motherhood Study, discusses with Liz Ryan the results of the research. Listen here and then tell us where you stand on the issue.
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Contact Info
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Questions? Comments? Write to info@worldwit.org. To submit an article, a question for "Ask Liz" or a story for "Pinch Me...or Don't", send an e-mail to Lauren Calkins.
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